A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SAUCE THIS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SAUCE THIS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2016-04-08
latest 2016-09-23
Best ToY finish
#1279
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
578.81
last 3 Master vs avg 578.81 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±57.65
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.00 · weakest Pork (108.56)
Road miles
297
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 93 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
578.81 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 141 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Level with PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4119 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4114 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8800 | 146.8228 | 160.00 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 144.5260 | 156.35 | top 58% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 20.0000 | 108.56 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 142.8000 | 153.89 | top 64% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.5 yrs
2016-04-08 → 2016-09-23
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.00 · weakest Pork (108.56)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
578.81
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
101
26–91 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
297
6 mapped stops · furthest 93 mi
Schedule strength
1549
average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests
Power rating
1480
peak 1480 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Saltwater Brew 'N' Que
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1494) Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval
- First call Saltwater Brew 'N' Que
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 Saltwater Brew 'N' Que
- Career-best overall score632.5256 Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!
- Most recent contest Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.4 | Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! | 2016-09-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que | 2016-05-20 |
| -6 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval | 2016-04-08 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 79% | 87.9% | 80.4% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-23 | Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! Cape Charles, VA | 13 / 22 (632.5256) | 19 (146.8228) | 4 (166.8228) | 11 (163.4400) | 14 (155.4400) |
| 2016-05-20 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA | 23 / 23 (498.8344) | 2 (170.8800) | 22 (144.5260) | 23 (20.0000) | 9 (163.4284) |
| 2016-04-08 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE | 58 / 75 (605.0744) | 33 (162.3084) | 44 (157.7144) | 72 (142.2516) | 67 (142.8000) |
| 2015-10-30 | Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-05-29 | Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-04-24 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1279 (225 pts) | #947 (385 pts) | #1073 (320 pts) | #1345 (235 pts) | #1119 (295 pts) |